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ILLEGITIMACY. By an arrangement with the Registrar-General all illegitimate births are notified (section 41, Child Welfare Act, 1925) to Child Welfare Officers, who investigate all cases and seek to advise and assist the mother where possible. The following table shows the result of such investigations : —

Table 15.

Total number of births, 26,014 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegitimate births, 1,210 = 4-651 per cent, of total births.

Table 16.—Expenditure on the Education of Backward Children.

Table 17. —Expenditure on School tor the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1938. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6,176 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,061 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 386 8,959 Less — Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,938 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 452 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2,393 £6,566 The net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1937, was £6,365. ■

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ILLEGITIMACY. By an arrangement with the Registrar-General all illegitimate births are notified (section 41, Child Welfare Act, 1925) to Child Welfare Officers, who investigate all cases and seek to advise and assist the mother where possible. The following table shows the result of such investigations : — Table 15. Jglfc £:§ £ o $ « -asl-S £ 0<0< 2S SCSI'S * «3 r o -3 m® « N ' Stodfloo' 2 5S S§S| m S »°S g££i°§ gill 3 © CS3 S ® ° O h O <JJ .... 2 (HM O gj O » e8 g ® District. f g U % ® S I'Ss'S.a 8 "§ ® 3 ! *'g®£'§ S|>H m ■ S<g.g>HS Sort's g « gogi ■§ 1 -;n Si* S > si §!■« !al l°il I|J-~ s°.ai>s2 j>§£.ss j?.54£s «SfSs JI1I5I nllU 111138 n R H S3 B gsootjto 3 North Auckland ..41 47 41 6 3 .. 11 Auckland .. .. 270 226 210 16 2 7 89 South Auckland 121 53 44 9 9 1 22 Gisborne and Poverty Bay 23 21 21 .. 1 3 7 Hawke'sBay .... 59 43 41 2 7 1 11 Hawera and Taranaki .. 42 40 40 .. . . 3 17 Wanganui ..... 27 29 28 1 3 .. 12 Palmerston North 69 37 35 2 1 2 10 Wellington and Wairarapa 211 178 178 .. 73 8 97 Nelson and Marlborough 32 22 22 .. 2 3 13 West Coast (South Island) 19 20 19 1 4 L 7 North Canterbury . . 148 134 129 5 49 21 70 South Canterbury .. 24 19 19 .. 9 3 15 Otago .. .. ..84 70 69 1 29 2 60 Southland .. 40 37 36 1 37 .. 37 Totals .. .. 1,210 976 932 44 229 55_ 478 Total number of births, 26,014 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegitimate births, 1,210 = 4-651 per cent, of total births. Table 16.—Expenditure on the Education or Backward Children. Item. Otekaike. Richmond. Total, £ £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,544 3,386 13,930 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 7 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. .. 1,241 920 2,161 Maintenance of institutions .. .. .. 6,521 2,475 8,996 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 25,095 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 702 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill Less— 25,908 Board of staff .. .. .. .. 1,416 406 <■ ' 1,822 Recoveries (parental contributions and revenue from farm, sale of articles manufactured, &c.) .. 1,852 3,674 22,234 Table 17. —Expenditure on School tor the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1938. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6,176 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,061 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 386 8,959 Less — Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,938 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 452 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2,393 £6,566 The net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1937, was £6,365. ■

ILLEGITIMACY. By an arrangement with the Registrar-General all illegitimate births are notified (section 41, Child Welfare Act, 1925) to Child Welfare Officers, who investigate all cases and seek to advise and assist the mother where possible. The following table shows the result of such investigations : — Table 15. Jglfc £:§ £ o $ « -asl-S £ 0<0< 2S SCSI'S * «3 r o -3 m® « N ' Stodfloo' 2 5S S§S| m S »°S g££i°§ gill 3 © CS3 S ® ° O h O <JJ .... 2 (HM O gj O » e8 g ® District. f g U % ® S I'Ss'S.a 8 "§ ® 3 ! *'g®£'§ S|>H m ■ S<g.g>HS Sort's g « gogi ■§ 1 -;n Si* S > si §!■« !al l°il I|J-~ s°.ai>s2 j>§£.ss j?.54£s «SfSs JI1I5I nllU 111138 n R H S3 B gsootjto 3 North Auckland ..41 47 41 6 3 .. 11 Auckland .. .. 270 226 210 16 2 7 89 South Auckland 121 53 44 9 9 1 22 Gisborne and Poverty Bay 23 21 21 .. 1 3 7 Hawke'sBay .... 59 43 41 2 7 1 11 Hawera and Taranaki .. 42 40 40 .. . . 3 17 Wanganui ..... 27 29 28 1 3 .. 12 Palmerston North 69 37 35 2 1 2 10 Wellington and Wairarapa 211 178 178 .. 73 8 97 Nelson and Marlborough 32 22 22 .. 2 3 13 West Coast (South Island) 19 20 19 1 4 L 7 North Canterbury . . 148 134 129 5 49 21 70 South Canterbury .. 24 19 19 .. 9 3 15 Otago .. .. ..84 70 69 1 29 2 60 Southland .. 40 37 36 1 37 .. 37 Totals .. .. 1,210 976 932 44 229 55_ 478 Total number of births, 26,014 (exclusive of Maoris). Illegitimate births, 1,210 = 4-651 per cent, of total births. Table 16.—Expenditure on the Education or Backward Children. Item. Otekaike. Richmond. Total, £ £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,544 3,386 13,930 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 7 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. .. 1,241 920 2,161 Maintenance of institutions .. .. .. 6,521 2,475 8,996 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 25,095 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 702 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill Less— 25,908 Board of staff .. .. .. .. 1,416 406 <■ ' 1,822 Recoveries (parental contributions and revenue from farm, sale of articles manufactured, &c.) .. 1,852 3,674 22,234 Table 17. —Expenditure on School tor the Deaf, Sumner, for Period ended 31st March, 1938. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6,176 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Maintenance of pupils and sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,061 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 Maintenance of buildings, furnishings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 386 8,959 Less — Parental contributions and amount received from Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,938 Board of staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 452 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2,393 £6,566 The net expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1937, was £6,365. ■